The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-12
CONTROL OF CUSIOAERS
OVER THEIR GAS BILLS MADE
POSSIBLE.
An Insight late the Wonderful Econ
smizing Invention On Ex-
hlbitl0n.

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exhibited by Mr.. A. ]. McWhirter d
No 40 Madison street, and learning
thst Mr.. g. s. E liDger, jr., secretary
OF the parent company and genera
manager OF the Southern Division wa
in the city, an APPEAL reporter called
on him at the New Gayoso Hotel foi
the purpose OF obtaining further par
ticuiars OF this wonder" which ia
gaining such universal prominence.
Tne scribe was cordially greeted
by Mr.. ElliDger, pleasant gentleman,
whom he found busily engaged at g
disk filed high with letters, kilograms
and official looking documents.
"Mr. ElliDger, will you kindly tell
our public through the columns OF the
APPEAL what benefits and advantages
they will derive by the use Of your
Ec1nomiHers over the present gas sys-
tem2"
"0ur Economizer will furnish the
public with purer gas, whittier light
Of greater candle power and will cave
them from 80 to go per cent. on Their
present gas bills"
GLOW do you accomplish these
word srful and gratifying results2"
"City gas is more or less impure, aud
We Cad tha: In cities where one gas
company has a monopoly they gener-
ally deal out very high priced but ex-
tTemely lsw grade article. The conse-
quence is imperfect combustion, which
results in only partial consumption
OF the carbon, and dull yellow light
from that which is consumed. / will
light this jet; do you notice the specks
darting up through the fame, resem-
bling miniature flashes OF lightning :?
Well, that Is unconsumed Carbo psss.
ing off. The public does not alone suf,
fer in pocket by paying for this loss,
which the friend Of the gas company
1.-THE meter has already registered, bat
this unconsume1 carbon blaokens the
walls and ceilings, leaves its mark on
the furniture aud vitiates the atmos-
phere OF the room, endangeriug the
heath Of those inhsling Its poisonous
effects. The mission OF our Econo.
mizer is to take this eag, cleanse aud
enrich 1t, snd send II forth a pure arti.
Gle which will burn with perfect COM
bustion and total consumption, giving
90 large q fame and as much light
through one foot tip rs the city gas
gave through four foot tip; thus the
consumers receive full benefit OF every
foot Of gas that passes through our
Economlzar, with much greater
amount of luminosity, at the same
time reducing the lsbors Of the ever
ready gas meter over FIFTY PER CENT"
ave sell nothingl Our company
places the Economizsrs In their re-
spective territory free OF charge to
theiI patrons, defraying all plumbing
expenses incurred in placing them,
aud only ak that their customers al
low them one.hslf OF any amount
saved by the use OF the EconomiEers.
We make no change In gas hxturee,
and only substitute one foot tips for
the four or Ave feet tips ordinarily
used by the gas company"
DO not the gas companies oppose
your Economizsrs aud prevent their
use in connection with city gas2"
"Yee, sm sorry to say thai they do
oppose uB and aitsmptt TO prevent us
/ rom establishing ourselves, and that
generally in an underhanded manner
which Ii, In no wise commendahle to
fair competition They cannot pre-
vent the ufe Of our Ec )nomiE srs in
conf ection with city gas, as gas CON-
psriel only have control over their gas
up to The Conflict" on their meter, and
aftsr gas pGss's that point no one can
prevent consumers from Improving it
through our Economizers before il
reaches the burners. We admit that
on! T. or oniz2rs reduce the revenue
OF kas companies, but a, the same time
VIZ zeal that when We are ben fling
thousands Of consumers TO the detri-
ment OF one gas company we are doiC z
great good, and ihet our work should
be commended alike by the humble
aud the upulsnt."
81 understand that the committee
Of experts appointed by orr board OF
underwriters reported very iavorably
as reg 'rds the safety of your Economi.
zsrs2'
Yes, but that Is only what We had
q right 10 expect, as there 10 not a
hundredth part of the danger con.
t4iued in our EcoucmlEer that there ID
in the ordinary gas meter; in fact, oui
EconomiSars are absolutely fire proof
They have been repeatedly examined
by the foremost chemists and leading
expert, aud have in every instance
received the highest and most flstter
ing Inducements. The Uoiied States
Government has indoreed aud ordered
them plsced into government build
ings, then why should not others &C
Ceqt them ?"
" You certainly seem to have very
popular deyicep"
eyes, we fill long felt want of tn,
gas consuming public, who have fol
years vainly sought relief from ga
monopolies aud exorbitant gaa bills.
Oar first patents were issued April 20
1885, and since that time our buAinesi
has increased TO such an extent tina
We found II necessary to divide ouI
territory into sections. The indie
pendent, Automatic, Portable Gas
works, OF Washington D. o., is tn,
parent company and own0 Of tn,
patents. The headquarters OF ou
divisions are rs follows; Central divi
eion, New York; Southern division
Nashville; Western division, Chic ago
Tran mississippi division, st. Louis
aad Pac fc Coast division, San Fran
cisco. The mein mandatory is GA
tabished a cur home office, Ia Wash
iag'on, tut oil Of the divisions vii
have manulac oiies, aud az many o
the subdivslons ne desire to engage il
the building OF the Economlzere
Llrgo shops have been opened a
Nashville, and ore turning out ma
chimes at Lively rate 10 supply III
demands of the South"
Judging from the correspondence
before you 1t would seem that yo,
are kept pretty busy?"
what You see here is rot A droI
in the bucket Every officer of IN
parent company is kept busy from
morning till night attending to IA
large correspondence for machine
and State rights that are coming To n
from all parts OF the country. /. INV
self, am due in Atlanta tomorrow Mol
60 complete the organ zalion of Ia
Economissr Company in that CITY
Every body seems to have heard {
our invention, and all tske great II
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